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Optic Disc Rotation Correlated with VF Deterioration in Myopic OAG

These patterns predicted faster progression in the corresponding hemifield, researchers observed.

January 7, 2025

Being an Only Child Associated with Higher Rates of Myopia

In comparison with first-born kids, singletons were more frequently diagnosed or noted to wear glasses to correct for the refractive error.

December 11, 2024

Study Finds Combination of MiSight, 0.05% Atropine Slows Myopia Progression by 0.38D

The additive effect was greater in children with low/moderate refractive error than in those with more significant corrections.

December 6, 2024

Risk Factors for Posterior Staphyloma in Highly Myopic Eyes Identified

Choroidal microcirculatory changes can diagnose the condition as well as predict its progression.

December 5, 2024

Choroidal Changes Linked to HOAs in Myopia

A new study reports a potential connection between optical quality and ocular perfusion in these patients.

November 22, 2024

Study Says Environmental Influences on Myopia Development Underestimated

Using a different analysis method, UK researchers concluded there’s up to a ninefold greater effect exerted by outdoor time and near vision work; a primarily white population was used.

November 20, 2024

Study Observes Peripheral Drusen-like Deposits in 4.9% of Highly Myopic Eyes

Patients with this finding were more likely to have macular neovascularization.

November 19, 2024

Academy of Ophthalmology Report Validates Multifocal CL Use for Myopia

In one of its periodic Ophthalmic Technology Assessment papers, a meta-analysis found the intervention slowed progression of SE refraction by roughly a half-diopter.

November 11, 2024